Phone Reviews (page 16)
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 4G - changes that not everyone will like
Xiaomi has been aggressively expanding its range of smartphones for several years, which makes it very easy to get confused in their diversity. The current year was no exception for the developer, so the updated Note-line will contain almost a dozen models. The hero of today's review should be the main bestseller of the manufacturer in Europe and the CIS, but some simplifications against the background of the Chinese counterpart raise questions.
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Bison GT2 Pro 5G
UMiDIGI Bison GT2 Pro 5G - visible improvements
The Chinese company Umidigi has been in the shadow of more eminent brethren for many years, but the corporation's desire to show itself has not faded away. Thus, the manufacturer decided to present to the audience updated flagship rugged smartphones that are ready to provide good performance and autonomy for a reasonable amount of money. Can the developer be proud of the hero of today's review, or is it just another unsuccessful attempt at competition?
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Bison GT2 5G
UMiDIGI Bison GT2 5G - acquisition of 5G networks
The Chinese company Umidigi has not really moved forward in the smartphone market over the past couple of years, but it has not lost its position either. The corporation regularly updates the range of products offered and tries to maintain its relevance against the backdrop of numerous opponents. So, the hero of today's review is one of the most expensive phones of the manufacturer and pleases with advanced functionality, coupled with the advent of support for 5G frequencies.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi K50 Universe
Xiaomi Redmi K50 Universe - space flagship
The Chinese company Redmi (a sub-brand of Xiaomi) has been pleasing loyal fans for several years not only with smartphones of the low and medium price segment, but also with the highest cost category. But to this day, the developer has not released real flagship devices that can compete on equal terms with the best analogues from A-brands. The hero of today's review corrects this unfortunate omission.
Smartphone review: Oppo Find X5 Lite
Oppo Find X5 Lite is the right middle class
What should be an inexpensive sub-flagship smartphone? With a high degree of probability, users will apply such characteristics as productive, beautiful, autonomous. The hero of today's review fully meets the needs of a sophisticated audience, while the model is deprived of serious compromises.
Smartphone review: Vivo X80 Pro+
Vivo X80 Pro+ - flagship pleasure
The Chinese company Vivo every year wins an increasing number of fans outside the Middle Kingdom. The smartphones of the corporation are distinguished by an incredibly beautiful design, top-end performance and wide functionality, even if their price tag does not please with modesty. However, a small overpayment for the listed advantages, coupled with well-developed software, still attracts an audience, so the hero of today's review is able to count on excellent sales.
Smartphone review: Vivo NEX 5
Vivo NEX 5 - a camera phone with a twist
The current year began for Android users with the release of the first smartphones based on the latest flagship chipsets, which promised not only a significant increase in performance, but also improved photographic capabilities of phones with the help of updated software, drivers and other things. However, the outgoing devices did not surprise the audience with anything revolutionary. Will the hero of today's review somehow change the current situation.
Smartphone review: Huawei P50 Pocket
Huawei P50 Pocket - technological, compact, flagship
The Chinese company Huawei, although it lost a significant part of its fans due to the ban on the use of Google services in smartphones, did not lose the accumulated budget funds. The developer tries to maintain the competitiveness of the product by combining its reasonable price tag, wide functionality and high performance. So, the hero of today's review combines all of the above and complements it with an advanced form factor. But is everything so rosy in the new Android smartphone?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco F4 Pro+
Xiaomi Poco F4 Pro+ is the best deal for gamers?
The Chinese company Xiaomi decided to make the beginning of the year really eventful for its fans. So, already the first quarter promises to users an abundance of all kinds of smartphones in all price categories. Fans of Android games did not go unnoticed by the developer. The hero of today's review combines a reasonable price and excellent performance, while not forgetting about other aspects of a successful sub-flagship phone.
Smartphone review: OnePlus 10 Pro
OnePlus 10 Pro - important pause
The ninth generation of flagships of the Chinese company Oneplas sold with dignity all over the world, having received more recognition in the United States and a number of European countries in comparison with their predecessors. However, the phones themselves came out quite controversial in terms of technical characteristics, which is why the reviews from critics were not always purely positive, as were the reviews of some buyers. As a result, the manufacturer decided to reduce the rate of release of devices. Has this fact affected the quality of the hero of today's review?
Smartphone review: Meizu mblu 10
Meizu mblu 10 - remnants of its former popularity
Many experienced Android users recall the products of the Chinese company Meizu with nostalgia. 5-10 years ago, its smartphones favorably stood out against the background of opponents with a beautiful design, an original interface and a good combination of price and quality. However, bad marketing campaigns, a number of strange products and a reluctance to listen to the audience have led to the fact that now the manufacturer's phones are more or less in demand only in China. However, gadgets like the hero of today's review are ready to make the brand unpopular in the Celestial Empire.
Smartphone review: Oppo A36
Oppo A36 - a combination of incongruous
The balance of technical characteristics within the price segment is perhaps the main attribute of a commercially successful smartphone. Even little-known manufacturers strive for such an indicator in their products, so it is doubly strange to see devices like the hero of today's review from well-known developers. Thus, the Chinese company Oppo has created one of the most controversial gadgets in its range.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Poco M5 Pro 5G
Xiaomi Poco M5 Pro 5G - meeting the requirements
The M-series of smartphones of the Chinese company Poco (a sub-brand of the Xiaomi corporation), and its very inception, pleased with the balance of price and quality, but none of its representatives revolutionized the price segment, as the F1, X3 and others once did. The situation will not change with the release of the review hero, because the developer has simply improved its numerous aspects to the current level.
Smartphone review: Honor Magic V
Honor Magic V - improving the controversial form factor
"Clamshells" were one of the most popular design options for phones about 15-20 years ago, but the gradual introduction of touchscreen displays led to the dominance of ordinary candy bars. But time does not stand still, the emerging technology of flexible OLED screens was able to revive the forgotten fashion. The hero of today's review is a great example of what a folding smartphone can be in 2022.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge
Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge - success in battery
Autonomy is an important criterion for choosing a mobile assistant, however, no matter how long the phone functions, it needs to be charged in one way or another. This process can hardly be called fast in most Android smartphones, but the Chinese company Xiaomi is not ready to put up with this state of affairs and presented the hero of today's review, which has a charging capacity of a record 120W.
Smartphone review: Realme 9i
Realme 9i is a great solution for undemanding users
The functionality of modern smartphones is growing every day. This fact makes mobile assistants more and more accessible. Today, even a relatively budget phone is ready to provide functions that only flagships could boast of a couple of years ago. The hero of today's review does not bring anything new to the value category, but the gadget does not get any worse from this.
Smartphone review: Nokia G400
Nokia G400 - correct actions
Over the past few years, the Nokia company has lost a fair number of loyal fans, because the corporation's smartphones were in many ways inferior to the decisions of their opponents for optimizing software and functionality. This situation was especially relevant for the middle price segment. The hero of today's review is trying to correct the current state of affairs. But does the novelty work well?
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO 9
Vivo IQOO 9 - a volley of new products
IQOO-series of smartphones of the Chinese company Vivo has always had great potential, but its possible success was often limited by the lack of global versions of devices and their small assortment. If the first problem remains relevant for the most part, then the manufacturer tries to actively fight the second.
Smartphone review: Vivo Y01
Vivo Y01 - affordable and beautiful
Technologies do not stand still; user requests are developing along with them. So, if a few years ago buyers wanted from a budget smartphone only to launch applications that are undemanding to resources, today the audience needs both functionality and even an attractive design. The hero of the review possesses all of the above parameters.
Smartphone review: Oppo A96 5G
Oppo A96 5G - design that impresses
The Chinese company Oppo has always been famous for its ability to make beautiful smartphones in all price segments. Over the years, the skill of the manufacturer's designers has only grown stronger, as can be seen by looking at the hero of today's review. But just as beautiful is the gadget inside?
Smartphone review: Realme GT2 Pro
Realme GT2 Pro - flagship without unnecessary functions
The first representative of the flagship GT-line of smartphones from the company Realmi was able to conquer the audience with top performance and the absence of critical drawbacks at a reasonable price, although its functionality was sometimes curtailed against the background of expensive analogs. Subsequent phones in the series for the most part belonged to the mid-value category, but they tried to maintain the competitive advantages of their predecessor. The hero of the review is trying to develop the inherent dignity of the line even more.
Smartphone review: Realme GT2
Realme GT2 - elimination of defects
The first smartphone of the GT-line from the Chinese company Realmi turned out to be successful. The crazy combination of top-end performance and relatively low price has made the phone very popular among gamers, but ordinary users were not always happy with the photographic capabilities and body materials. The manufacturer decided to correct these shortcomings and bring the hero of today's review closer to the ideal.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G
Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G is the flagship, not their killer
The Korean company Samsung this year somewhat surprised with its line of flagship smartphones. So, its younger representative has undergone a number of simplifications compared to its predecessor and acquired, for example, a plastic case. The manufacturer heard the outrage of the audience and decided to release a more affordable sub-flagship model that retains many of the advantages of the original. But what did you have to cut out of the novelty?
Smartphone review: Asus Zenfone 9 Flip
Asus Zenfone 9 Flip - increasing productivity
Sometimes it is really difficult for smartphone manufacturers to create a sequel to a successful product. When the phone already possesses advanced technical characteristics, a number of innovative design solutions and an abundance of other advantages, the developers can only slightly update the working formula.
Smartphone review: Vivo V23 Pro
Vivo V23 Pro - graceful and productive
The V-series of smartphones of the Chinese company Vivo can hardly be called extremely successful or insanely popular, but its representatives have always found fans both within China and abroad. Moreover, even the absence of a global version of devices did not become an obstacle for the latter category of people. The hero of the review will not be an exception because of the harmonious combination of performance, well-designed design and good autonomy.
Smartphone review: Vivo V23
Vivo V23 - ubiquitous improvements
What should be the continuation of a commercially successful smartphone? Many people will answer that they would like to see a more functional, productive, autonomy and beautiful model, however, all of the above together appears in updated phones extremely rarely. Fortunately, the hero of today's review has become a pleasant exception to this rule.
Smartphone review: Asus Zenfone 9
Asus Zenfone 9 - in pursuit of individuality
The flagship line of smartphones from the Taiwanese company Asus has gone through quite a lot of changes lately. The eighth generation of gadgets decided to surprise fans of the brand with its compactness (model without indexes) and folding camera (Flip), the hero of today's review tries not to break this rule and offers impeccable durability, manufacturability and ergonomics. But it was not without unpleasant cons.
Smartphone review: Vivo Y21T
Vivo Y21T - when compromises turn into disadvantages
The Chinese company Vivo knows how to create balanced smartphones, which are difficult to find fault with, but sometimes even the recognized masters have mistakes. So, a well-known developer tried to reduce the cost of the hero of today's review to a low-middle price segment, but some simplifications became critical.
Smartphone review: Blackview OSCAL S60 Pro
Blackview OSCAL S60 Pro - boring improvement
The actions of the Chinese company Blackview are not always easy to explain. The creation of a new sub-brand that produces essentially similar products, the release of many similar smartphones within the same price category, strange marketing is an incomplete list of the manufacturer's illogical actions. The hero of the review also raises a number of questions.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi 12X
Xiaomi 12X - did you order a compact flagship?
Although there is a tendency in the smartphone industry to increase the size of mobile assistants, there are always people who are not satisfied with the current situation. The grass used to be greener and smartphones were more ergonomic. It is for such people that the Chinese company Xiaomi has created the hero of today's review. What did the developer have to sacrifice for the compactness of the novelty?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi 12 Pro
Xiaomi 12 Pro - to the envy of competitors
The Chinese company Xiaomi continues its onslaught on leading smartphone manufacturers in the hopes of taking the lead. So, the hero of today's review is not only the flagship phone of the corporation, but also demonstrates an incredible combination of strength, beauty and performance. But was the developer able to maintain a reasonable price of the product and make it truly competitive?
Smartphone review: Xiaomi 12
Xiaomi 12 - fast speeds
The rivalry between the leaders of the smartphone market is leading to better value for money in new products, as well as an acceleration in the pace of phone launches. So, if earlier the flagships of this or that developer came out every couple of years, today such terms have become less than a year. Surprisingly, even for such a period of time, the Chinese company Xiaomi manages to create extremely technologically advanced and relevant flagship devices.
Smartphone review: Oppo K9x
Oppo K9x - design rate
The choice of a smartphone depends on dozens or even hundreds of different factors, but it cannot be denied that a good appearance of a phone greatly increases its chances of commercial success. That is why the Chinese company Oppo does not forget to hire really talented designers in its staff. The hero of today's review is a clear confirmation of this.
Smartphone review: Realme GT 2 Pro Master Edition
Realme GT 2 Pro Master Edition - sub-flag revision
The Chinese company Realmi is trying to keep up with eminent opponents, or even outstrip their actions. So, the increasingly popular developer decided to release several representatives of the updated flagship line at once for every taste, color and wallet. The hero of today's review is the most affordable novelty, but this fact does not negate its relevance and competitiveness. In addition, the phone turned out to be a competent work on errors in comparison with its predecessor.
Smartphone review: Vivo S12 Pro
Vivo S12 Pro - optional addition
Smartphones with the Pro-index are increasingly appearing in the assortments of well-known manufacturers. Sometimes such models have significant improvements in performance, exterior and photo capabilities, but there are also cases when the updated edition is not much superior to its predecessor. This is exactly the situation that happened to the hero of today's review. The device cannot be criticized within the price category, however, it does not have much difference with the younger representative of the line.
Smartphone review: Vivo S12
Vivo S12 - for yourself
The Chinese company Vivo never ceases to amaze with balanced and technological novelties for every taste and color. So, the corporation decided to continue the S-series of smartphones, one of the main competitive advantages of which was the excellent photographic capabilities of the front camera. However, the hero of today's review is trying to combine this advantage with excellent functionality, which is not far from that of expensive flagships.
Smartphone review: Blackview BV8800
Blackview BV8800 - overall and balanced
Rugged smartphones of the middle price segment are becoming more and more popular among Android users around the world, because their functionality, autonomy and other parameters are improving every year. Progress can also be seen in the hero of today's review, the only significant drawback of which is its considerable size.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Neo5 SE
Vivo IQOO Neo5 SE is a powerful gift for China
The Chinese company Vivo, although it successfully entered the global smartphone market, still reserves some of its products for the Middle Kingdom. Moreover, these devices often turn out to be more interesting than their international counterparts. For example, the hero of today's review will be a real joy for gamers and fans of high-quality IPS panels.
Smartphone review: Vivo IQOO Neo5s
Vivo IQOO Neo5s - envy awakening?
It seems that the Chinese company Vivo has been simply mocking Android users from Europe and the CIS for the past few months. The new representatives of the Neo-line of smartphones simply amaze with their technical characteristics and a whole scattering of competitive advantages at a very reasonable price, and it is not so easy to buy them outside of China. The hero of today's review brings the price-to-quality ratio to some indecent heights.
Smartphone review: Honor Play 30 Plus
Honor Play 30 Plus - narrow-focus smartphone
The Chinese company Honor is getting worse at identifying the needs of its loyal fans. So, if earlier extremely versatile and competitive phones came out from under the conveyor of the corporation, today most of the new products are frustrating with a number of visible shortcomings. Belongs to the second category and the hero of today's review.
Smartphone review: Samsung Galaxy M33 5G
Samsung Galaxy M33 5G - minimal compromises
The Korean company Samsung continues to develop the M-series of smartphones, aimed at not providing maximum autonomy and excellent functionality. Surprisingly, even the basic models of the line are ready to please the buyer with balanced technical characteristics, and the representatives of the middle price segment will be pleasantly surprised with their performance. The hero of today's review belongs precisely to the mentioned value category.
Smartphone review: Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022
Xiaomi Redmi 10 2022 - unexpected changes
The Chinese company Xiaomi is a storehouse of both successful and rather controversial decisions that still get away with corporations due to its popularity around the world. So, the hero of today's review is a re-release of not the most successful developer's product, featuring a slightly reduced price and a number of strange metamorphoses.
Smartphone review: Oppo Find N
Oppo Find N - layouts change
The Chinese company Oppo is getting closer to the leading positions in the smartphone market every day. The impressive budget of the BBK concern and the abundance of qualified specialists gave the corporation the opportunity to quickly compensate for the technological gap and catch up with such A-brands as Samsung, Huawei. Now it's time to launch the company's first phone with a flexible display.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto Edge X30
Motorola Moto Edge X30 - imposing competition
Now, in fact, the Chinese company Motorola every year takes away an increasing part of the smartphone market from the leaders. If a few years ago it was not easy to single out successful models in the assortment of the corporation, today the number of potential hits from the manufacturer has noticeably increased. These include the newly-minted flagship of the company.
Smartphone review: Motorola Moto Edge S30
Motorola Moto Edge S30 - budget flagship for China
Motorola has been owned by Lenovo for quite some time. It is not surprising that the legendary manufacturer is now producing smartphones both for the global market and directly for the Middle Kingdom. The hero of today's review belongs precisely to the second category of devices, however, many users from Europe and the CIS will want to buy it for themselves, even taking into account all the difficulties of an international purchase.
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Bison X10G NFC
UMiDIGI Bison X10G NFC - coverage decides
The Chinese company Umidigi sold out in earnest and decided to expand the range of products offered in a short time. The hero of today's review is designed for the middle price segment and is able to offer a combination of good functionality and good autonomy. But its main difference from opponents and analogues in the Bison-line is in a different factor.
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Bison X10S NFC
UMiDIGI Bison X10S NFC - an increase in functionality
The Chinese company Umidigi decided to go for a small scam with the expansion of the Bison-line of secure smartphones. So, the manufacturer essentially released the same smartphone in four different variations, slightly different in design and set of functions provided. The hero of today's review has become one of the best modifications, but will this fact help him in achieving commercial success?
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Bison X10G
UMiDIGI Bison X10G - durable and affordable
Competition in the modern Android smartphone market is growing every day, so even relatively small manufacturers are trying to produce products with pronounced competitive advantages. Some of them are becoming in demand, others - misunderstood by the audience. The hero of today's review will most likely belong to the first group.
Smartphone review: UMiDIGI Bison X10S
UMiDIGI Bison X10S - correct reduction in price
The Bison-series of secure smartphones from Umidigi did not take the corporation to a new stage of development, but it managed to find its buyer and bring quite a good profit. On the wave of success, the developer decided to expand the line by releasing several devices in the low-middle price segment. The hero of today's review is one of those Android smartphones.
Smartphone review: Honor 60 Pro
Honor 60 Pro - camera phone in theory
The release of the flagship line of smartphones from the Chinese company Honor, which occurred a few months ago, made many users question the competitiveness of the once leading corporation. If the concept of the appearance of the new products was liked by most of the audience, then the photo capabilities and the processor used caused an abundance of questions. The hero of today's review, unfortunately, does not correct the situation.